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Toucan Toucans are probably one of the most famous birds in the bird. Easily recognised by the huge bill. Chestnut-mandibled toucan,Costa Rica,Geotagged,Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii Click/tap to enlarge

Toucan

Toucans are probably one of the most famous birds in the bird. Easily recognised by the huge bill.

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The Chestnut-mandibled toucan

The chestnut-mandibled toucan, or Swainson’s toucan is a near-passerine bird which breeds from eastern Honduras to northern Colombia to western Ecuador. This subspecies is replaced from southern Colombia to eastern Peru by the nominate subspecies black-mandibled toucan, ''R. ambiguus ambiguus''. The SACC and NACC of the AOU have recently indicated that these birds should be classified as conspecific. The scientific and alternative English names commemorate the English ornithologist and artist.. more

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Similar species: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans
Species identified by burak_dogansoysal
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Uploaded Jan 2, 2015. Captured Mar 30, 2012 00:21 in 232, Costa Rica.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • f/2.8
  • 1/500s
  • ISO400
  • 400mm